CAD on FOSS Engineer https://fossengineer.com/tags/cad/ Recent content in CAD on FOSS Engineer Hugo en-US Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:07:36 +0200 Blender - The FOSS 3D Suite That Runs Headless on Your Server https://fossengineer.com/selfhosting-blender/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://fossengineer.com/selfhosting-blender/ <strong>Blender</strong> is not just a 3D tool — it is a complete <strong>GPL-licensed production pipeline</strong> that covers modelling, sculpting, animation, simulation, compositing, and video editing in one application. For self-hosters: it runs <strong>completely headless</strong> on a Linux server, renders via the command line, and can be containerised in Docker for automated render farms. FreeCAD - The FOSS Parametric CAD That Runs Headless on a Server https://fossengineer.com/selfhosting-freecad/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100 https://fossengineer.com/selfhosting-freecad/ <strong>FreeCAD</strong> is not just a 3D modeller — it is a <strong>LGPL-licensed parametric CAD suite</strong> with a professional geometry kernel (OpenCASCADE), a full Python scripting API, workbenches for FEM, CNC/CAM, BIM, and technical drawings, and a headless CLI mode that runs on any Linux server for automated design pipelines. Free. Forever.